Chapter 2 Planning for the Future
After hearing this, Vic felt an inexplicable sadness in his heart and he remained silent.
After Rebecca brought the food over, he ate in silence.
Rebecca felt a little strange and felt that the atmosphere was not right. She looked at her grandmother and then at Vic, with a puzzled expression on her little face.
"Little Vic, take a rest first and digest your food. I'll take you to see your parents later."
After eating, the old lady washed the dishes and came to the table and sat down and spoke.
"Vic, your parents are gone now, what are your plans for the future?"
Vic spoke quickly, "I want to be a marine, kill pirates, and avenge my parents!"
Vic was shocked. This was not my idea. How could I blurt it out? Could it be that the original owner's soul is still there, or is it an obsession or something? His face changed a little.
The old lady didn't notice the change in Vic's expression, and nodded, "It's good to be a navy, but you must be careful.
Rebecca’s parents were in the navy before, especially her mother, who served on the ship of a big naval figure…”
The old lady knew that Vic had also heard about Rebecca's parents dying in the navy.
Vic talked for a while, then went to the town cemetery with old lady Rebecca.
There are many tombstones here, and many of them are newly added. Rebecca's parents are also buried here.
Leaving Vic alone in front of his parents' tombstone, the old lady took Rebecca to the tombstone of her daughter and son-in-law and whispered to her.
Vic sat in front of the tombstone without saying a word, crying silently.
Vic was certain that in addition to his own soul, the original owner's soul also existed in his body.
It's just very weak, without independent consciousness, and its body is absolutely dominated by itself. It will only be passively affected by things that the original owner particularly cares about.
Although Vic sympathizes, he does not have much affection for the couple, and his tears are the passive influence of another soul.
Although Vic did not speak, he said silently in his heart: An, I don’t know if you summoned me, but I did hear your voice.
Now it has taken over your son's body again. Even if I return the body to him, he can't control it due to his soul strength. He can only live on stupidly.
But from now on I will live on in his name, become stronger, and try my best to become strong enough that no one can control his life or death, and make this world... This is my promise to you.
Becoming a navy is currently the fastest way to become stronger. The original body's obsession does not conflict with Vic's path to becoming stronger.
The navy's training method is more systematic and easier to understand. They have been operating on the sea for so long that no one can compare to them in terms of experience in training, except their top agencies.
Both children have lost their parents, which is a microcosm of this era.
Ordinary people have no way to control their own destiny. If they want to jump off the chopping block and live freely, they must have strong support!
After the two families paid their respects to their relatives, they returned together.
There was no conversation along the way. The three of them were very silent and in low spirits. It was already evening, and the old lady took Rebecca home to cook.
Vic returned home and found some money based on his memory. This money would probably last an ordinary person several years.
I guess the pirates saw that the people in the house had been killed and the money was gone so they didn't come to loot.
This amount of money was enough to ensure a ten-year-old child's life. Vic didn't want to eat and drink for free at the old lady's house. After all, his soul was that of an adult.
After the old lady finished cooking, she asked Rebecca to come and call him to eat. She cooked a lot of food, probably because Vic ate a lot at noon.
The result was that Vic still finished eating it all, as if his body had increased its absorption and digestion. For Vic, this was a good sign. In the pirate world, eating a lot is a sign of strength.
After dinner, the old lady comforted Vic again, telling him not to think about anything, live a peaceful life, and grow up well.
But how could Vic not want to? He was a person from another world, and he lived in a disaster world like pirates.
The people here are so powerful that they are comparable to natural disasters. Life is really fragile. Ordinary people are lucky to be alive.
After returning home and washing up, Vic lay on the bed and began to think.
Life in this world is really difficult. Whether ordinary people can survive depends on luck. However, luck is illusory. Only strength is the capital for survival.
"Our island has no strong military protection, so if we encounter pirates, we will be bullied by them.
It is unrealistic to expect others to rescue you. Only your own strength can provide the greatest guarantee.
There are many ways to improve your strength in this world.
Taijutsu, swordsmanship, devil fruit, the navy's six styles, Haki, as well as the rare Fishman Karate from Fishman Island, the Eight Punches from the Kingdom of Flowers, etc."
"It's just that you need luck to get a devil fruit. Although I know the whereabouts of a few devil fruits, I don't have any strength now. If I want to look for them, I'll be courting death."
"The six styles of the navy are not easy to learn. They require strong physical fitness to support them. I can only learn them when I go to the navy."
"No one can teach Armament Haki until a certain time has passed. It requires even higher physical fitness than the Navy's Six Styles.
I can only find an opportunity to learn this when I join the Navy. I can’t count on it now.”
"Observation Haki is even more ethereal, and it is hard to tell when it will awaken.
Some people are born with it, while others can awaken through stimulation.
Some people master it through long-term training. People are really different! I can only learn more from it in my daily life."
"Don't even think about Fishman Karate and Eight Punch Fist. They are too rare, and there is no need to learn them. After all, there have never been top masters."
After much thought, Vic decided that for now he could only strengthen his physique to lay a solid foundation for future studies, and then practice some martial arts from his previous life.
After all, when he was making videos in his previous life, many commentaries required knowledge in this area, so he had learned a lot.
It’s just that those martial arts weren’t as powerful in the world of his previous life, but their sophistication and ingenuity would definitely shine in this world.
The physical skills in this world are mostly about big and bold movements, and victory is mostly achieved through strength and dominance, so the technical skills are a lot worse, but there are still a few people who take the technical route.
"I definitely have to learn swordsmanship. The level of swordsmanship in this world is very high. Some people can become top masters just by swordsmanship. I also want to try it.
And I feel a bit disadvantaged to fight against others without weapons!"
The difference may not be noticeable in the early stages, but in top-level battles, there is still a big difference between having weapons and not having weapons (excluding the magical old man Garp).
Haven’t you seen the battle between King Luffy and the Four Emperors Kaido? Kaido had to hit him several times with a stick before he could barely return a punch. His attack distance and range were too disadvantageous.
Look at the former four emperors and see which one of them is without weapons!
Whitebeard's Murakumo Kirito, Kaido's mace, Big Mom's Napoleon, and Red-Haired Shanks's rapier Griffin.
Even the Pirate King Roger has a Western sword in his hand, Ace, and the vice-captain Pluto Rayleigh also has a sword in his hand, which is very telling.
"Swordsmanship must be learned, even if there is no one to teach you at this stage.
But the basic swordsmanship and the knowledge from my previous life can also make me stronger slowly.
As for the next step, now that we have a rough plan, the right way is to make adjustments while practicing.”
Vic gave it a rough idea and fell into a deep sleep.